Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Instructions
This form contains 130 fields organized into 31 sections. Below is a complete list of every field, its type, and what information is expected.
| Field Name | Type | Description |
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| Additional Information | ||
| Additional Information Notes | Text |
Provide any additional information or notes regarding the documentation presented by the employee, or other relevant details as required by the instructions.
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| Alien Authorized to Work Documentation | ||
| USCIS A-Number | Text |
Please provide your USCIS Alien Registration Number (A-Number). Fill only if 'A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work' is 'Yes'.
Depends on:
A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work
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| Form I-94 Admission Number | Text |
Please provide your Form I-94 Admission Number. Fill only if 'A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work' is 'Yes'.
Depends on:
A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work
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| Foreign Passport Number and Country of Issuance | Text |
Please provide your foreign passport number and the country that issued it. Fill only if 'A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work' is 'Yes'.
Depends on:
A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work
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| Citizenship Status | ||
| A citizen of the United States | Checkbox |
Check this box if you are a citizen of the United States.
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| A noncitizen national of the United States | Checkbox |
Check this box if you are a noncitizen national of the United States.
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| A lawful permanent resident | Checkbox |
Check this box if you are a lawful permanent resident.
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| Lawful Permanent Resident Number | Text |
Provide the USCIS A-Number or Permanent Resident Number if you are a lawful permanent resident. Fill only if 'A lawful permanent resident' is 'Yes'.
Depends on:
A lawful permanent resident
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| A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work | Checkbox |
Check this box if you are a noncitizen (other than a noncitizen national or lawful permanent resident) who is authorized to work.
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| Work Authorization Expiration Date | Date |
Enter the date your work authorization expires. Fill only if 'A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work' is 'Yes'.
Depends on:
A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work
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| Document (List B) | ||
| Document Title (List B) | Text |
Enter the title of the document from List B that establishes the employee's identity and employment authorization.
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| Issuing Authority (List B) | Text |
Enter the name of the authority that issued the document from List B.
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| Document Number (List B) | Text |
Enter the identification number of the document from List B, if applicable.
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| Expiration Date (List B) | Date |
Enter the expiration date of the document from List B, if applicable.
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| Document (List C) | ||
| Document Title (List C) | Text |
Enter the title of the document from List C.
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| Issuing Authority (List C) | Text |
Enter the name of the authority that issued the List C document.
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| Document Number (List C) | Text |
Enter the document number for the List C document, if applicable.
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| Expiration Date (List C) | Date |
Enter the expiration date for the List C document, if applicable.
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| Employee Address | ||
| Street Address | Text |
Provide the street number and name of the employee's current residential address.
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| Apartment Number | Text |
Enter the apartment, suite, or unit number, if applicable.
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| City | Text |
Provide the city or town of the employee's current residential address.
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| ZIP Code | Text |
Enter the five-digit or nine-digit ZIP code for the employee's current residential address.
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| Employee Attestation | ||
| Employee Signature | Text |
Please provide your electronic signature as the employee.
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| Today's Date | Date |
Please enter today's date.
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| Employee Information | ||
| State | Combobox |
Please provide the state of your current address.
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| Employee Name | ||
| Last Name | Text |
Enter the employee's last name or family name.
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| First Name | Text |
Enter the employee's first name or given name.
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| Middle Initial | Text |
Enter the employee's middle initial, if applicable.
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| Other Last Names Used | Text |
Enter any other last names the employee has used, if applicable.
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| Last Name | Text |
Enter the employee's last name (family name) as it was entered in Section 1 of Form I-9.
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| First Name | Text |
Enter the employee's first name (given name) as it was entered in Section 1 of Form I-9.
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| Middle Initial | Text |
Enter the employee's middle initial, if any, as it was entered in Section 1 of Form I-9.
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| Employee Name from Section 1 | ||
| Employee Last Name | Text |
Provide the employee's last name (family name) as it appears in Section 1.
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| Employee First Name | Text |
Provide the employee's first name (given name) as it appears in Section 1.
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| Employee Middle Initial | Text |
Provide the employee's middle initial, if applicable, as it appears in Section 1.
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| Employee Personal and Contact Details | ||
| Date of Birth | Date |
Please provide your date of birth.
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| U.S. Social Security Number | Text |
Please enter your U.S. Social Security Number.
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| Employee's Email Address | Text |
Please provide your employee email address.
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| Employee's Telephone Number | Text |
Please enter your employee telephone number.
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| Employer Certification | ||
| Alternative Procedure | Checkbox |
Check this box if you used an alternative procedure authorized by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to examine the employee's documents.
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| First Day of Employment | Date |
Enter the first day the employee started working.
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| Employer or Authorized Representative Name and Title | Text |
Provide the last name, first name, and title of the employer or authorized representative.
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| Employer or Authorized Representative Signature | Text |
Provide the signature of the employer or authorized representative.
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| Today's Date | Date |
Enter today's date when the employer or authorized representative signed.
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| Employer's Business or Organization Name | Text |
Enter the full legal name of the employer's business or organization.
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| Employer's Business or Organization Address | Text |
Enter the full address of the employer's business or organization, including city or town, state, and ZIP code.
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| First Document (List A) | ||
| Document Title (List A) | Text |
Enter the exact title of the List A document you examined, as it appears on the document (for example, “U.S. Passport,” “Permanent Resident Card,” or “Employment Authorization Document”). Complete this field only if you are documenting with a List A document; if you are using List B and List C documents instead, leave this field blank. No additional formatting is required.
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| Issuing Authority | Text |
Please provide the name of the authority that issued the first document from List A.
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| Document Number | Text |
Please provide the document number for the first document from List A.
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| Expiration Date | Date |
Please provide the expiration date of the first document from List A.
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| Document Title 1 | Text |
Please provide the title of the first document presented from List A.
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| First Document Information | ||
| Document Title | Text |
Provide the title of the document used for reverification. Fill only if 'Citizenship/Immigration Status' is 'A noncitizen authorized to work'
Depends on:
A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work
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| Document Number | Text |
Provide the document number from the reverification document, if applicable. Fill only if 'Citizenship/Immigration Status' is 'A noncitizen authorized to work'
Depends on:
A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work
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| Document Expiration Date | Date |
Provide the expiration date of the reverification document, if applicable. Fill only if 'Citizenship/Immigration Status' is 'A noncitizen authorized to work'
Depends on:
A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work
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| First Employer Attestation | ||
| Employer or Authorized Representative Name | Text |
Enter the name of the employer or authorized representative.
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| Signature of Employer or Authorized Representative | Text |
Provide the signature of the employer or authorized representative.
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| Today's Date | Date |
Enter today's date.
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| First Preparer/Translator Certification | ||
| Signature | Text |
Provide the signature of the preparer or translator. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Date | Date |
Enter the date of certification. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Last Name | Text |
Provide the last name (family name) of the preparer or translator. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| First Name | Text |
Provide the first name (given name) of the preparer or translator. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Middle Initial | Text |
Provide the middle initial of the preparer or translator, if applicable. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Street Address | Text |
Provide the street number and name of the preparer or translator's address. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| City or Town | Text |
Provide the city or town of the preparer or translator's address. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| State | Combobox |
Provide the state of the preparer or translator's address.
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| ZIP Code | Text |
Provide the ZIP code of the preparer or translator's address. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| First Rehire/Name Change Information | ||
| Date of Rehire | Date |
Enter the date the employee was rehired.
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| New Last Name | Text |
Enter the employee's new last name (family name).
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| New First Name | Text |
Enter the employee's new first name (given name).
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| New Middle Initial | Text |
Enter the employee's new middle initial, if applicable.
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| First Section Additional Information | ||
| Additional Information | Text |
Please provide any additional information, including initials and the date for each notation.
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| Alternative Procedure | Checkbox |
Check this box if you used an alternative procedure authorized by DHS to examine documents.
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| Fourth Preparer/Translator Certification | ||
| Preparer/Translator Signature | Text |
Provide the signature of the preparer or translator. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Date of Signature | Date |
Enter the date the preparer or translator signed this certification. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer/Translator Last Name | Text |
Enter the last name (family name) of the preparer or translator. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer/Translator First Name | Text |
Enter the first name (given name) of the preparer or translator. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer/Translator Middle Initial | Text |
Enter the middle initial of the preparer or translator, if applicable. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer/Translator Street Address | Text |
Enter the street number and name of the preparer or translator's address. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer/Translator City or Town | Text |
Enter the city or town of the preparer or translator's address. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer/Translator State | Combobox |
Enter the state of the preparer or translator's address.
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| Preparer/Translator ZIP Code | Text |
Enter the ZIP Code of the preparer or translator's address. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Second Document (List A) | ||
| Document 2 Title | Text |
Enter the title of the second document provided from List A.
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| Document 2 Issuing Authority | Text |
Provide the name of the entity that issued the second document from List A.
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| Document 2 Number | Text |
Enter the unique identification number for the second document from List A.
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| Document 2 Expiration Date | Date |
Enter the expiration date of the second document from List A.
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| Second Document Information | ||
| Document Number | Text |
Please enter the identifying number of the document used for reverification. Fill only if 'Citizenship/Immigration Status' is 'A noncitizen authorized to work'
Depends on:
A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work
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| Expiration Date | Date |
Please provide the expiration date of the document. Fill only if 'Citizenship/Immigration Status' is 'A noncitizen authorized to work'
Depends on:
A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work
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| Second Employer Attestation | ||
| Employer/Representative Name | Text |
Provide the full name of the employer or authorized representative who is attesting for this second reverification/rehire.
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| Employer/Representative Signature | Text |
Provide the signature of the employer or authorized representative for this second reverification/rehire.
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| Today's Date | Date |
Provide the current date.
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| Second Preparer/Translator Certification | ||
| Preparer/Translator Signature Name | Text |
Enter the full name of the preparer or translator who is attesting to the completion of the form. This serves as their written signature. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer/Translator Certification Date | Date |
Provide the date the preparer or translator signed this certification. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| First Preparer or Translator Last Name (Family Name) | Text |
Enter the last name (family name) of the first preparer or translator signing the Preparer and/or Translator Certification for Section 1 of Form I-9. Required if you assisted the employee in completing Section 1 of Form I-9. Type or print your full surname exactly as you want it to appear; do not use initials or abbreviations. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer/Translator Last Name | Text |
Enter the last name (family name) of the preparer or translator. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer/Translator Middle Initial | Text |
Enter the middle initial of the preparer or translator, if applicable. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer/Translator Street Address | Text |
Enter the street number and name for the preparer or translator's address. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer/Translator City or Town | Text |
Enter the city or town for the preparer or translator's address. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer/Translator State | Combobox |
Enter the state for the preparer or translator's address.
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| Preparer/Translator ZIP Code | Text |
Enter the ZIP code for the preparer or translator's address. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Second Rehire/Name Change Information | ||
| Second Date of Rehire (if applicable) | Text |
Enter the date on which the employee was rehired for the second time, in MM/DD/YYYY format. Only complete this field when using a new section for a subsequent rehire; leave blank if not applicable.
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| Second New Name - Last Name (Family Name) | Text |
Enter the employee's current legal last name in the "New Name (if applicable)" section for the second rehire or reverification event. Only complete this field if you are completing a second rehire or reverification within three years of the date the original Form I-9 was completed. Use the exact spelling as it appears on the employee's supporting documentation.
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| Second New First Name (Given Name) | Text |
In the second “New Name (if applicable)” section, enter the employee’s current legal first (given) name exactly as shown on their legal documents. Complete this field only if you have provided a second “Date of Rehire (if applicable)” entry; otherwise leave it blank. Use only alphabetic characters and do not include punctuation.
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| New Middle Initial (Second Rehire) | Text |
In the second “New Name (if applicable)” section for Rehire, enter the employee’s new middle initial. Only complete this field if the employee is being rehired a second time and their new name includes a middle initial; otherwise leave it blank. Enter exactly one alphabetic character (A–Z).
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| Second Section Additional Information | ||
| Additional Information | Text |
Provide any additional information, including initials and the date for each notation, related to the reverification or rehire.
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| Alternative Procedure Used | Checkbox |
Check this box if you used an alternative procedure authorized by DHS to examine the employee's documents.
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| Third Document (List A) | ||
| Document Title 3 (List A) | Text |
Enter the title of the third document presented from List A.
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| Issuing Authority (List A, Document 3) | Text |
Provide the name of the authority that issued the third document from List A.
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| Document Number (List A, Document 3) | Text |
Enter the document number for the third document from List A.
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| Expiration Date (List A, Document 3) | Date |
Enter the expiration date of the third document from List A.
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| Third Document Information | ||
| Third Document Title | Text |
Provide the title of the third document presented for reverification or rehire. Fill only if 'Citizenship/Immigration Status' is 'A noncitizen authorized to work'
Depends on:
A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work
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| Third Document Number | Text |
Provide the document number for the third document, if applicable. Fill only if 'Citizenship/Immigration Status' is 'A noncitizen authorized to work'
Depends on:
A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work
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| Third Document Expiration Date | Date |
Provide the expiration date for the third document, if applicable. Fill only if 'Citizenship/Immigration Status' is 'A noncitizen authorized to work'
Depends on:
A noncitizen (other than Item Numbers 2. and 3. above) authorized to work
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| Third Employer Attestation | ||
| Third Employer Name | Text |
Provide the name of the employer or authorized representative for this third attestation section.
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| Third Employer Signature | Text |
Provide the signature of the employer or authorized representative for this third attestation section.
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| Third Attestation Date | Date |
Provide today's date for this third attestation section.
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| Third Preparer/Translator Certification | ||
| Preparer Signature | Text |
Provide the signature of the preparer or translator. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Certification Date | Date |
Enter the date of the certification. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer Last Name | Text |
Enter the last name of the preparer or translator. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer First Name | Text |
Enter the first name of the preparer or translator. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer Middle Initial | Text |
Enter the middle initial of the preparer or translator, if applicable. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer Street Address | Text |
Enter the street number and name of the preparer or translator's address. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer City or Town | Text |
Enter the city or town of the preparer or translator's address. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Preparer State | Combobox |
Enter the state of the preparer or translator's address.
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| Preparer ZIP Code | Text |
Enter the ZIP code of the preparer or translator's address. Fill only if 'A preparer and/or translator assisted' is 'Yes'.
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| Third Rehire/Name Change Information | ||
| Rehire Date | Date |
Please enter the date the employee was rehired, if applicable.
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| New Last Name | Text |
Please enter the employee's new last name, if applicable.
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| New First Name | Text |
Please enter the employee's new first name, if applicable.
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| New Middle Initial | Text |
Please enter the employee's new middle initial, if applicable.
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| Third Section Additional Information | ||
| Additional Information Notes | Text |
Provide any additional information, including your initials and the date for each notation.
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| Alternative Procedure | Checkbox |
Check this box if you used an alternative procedure authorized by DHS to examine documents for this reverification/rehire event.
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